Hi Steve

Got it fixed yet?

Had a similar problem after your post, i have a Dell laptop in the workshop that is about 3 years old and has KTS and Autodata loaded, plus a host of other programs and parts CD's

The problem was that the mouse would not work to click on my username to log in, had to reboot half a dozen times and bash all the keys and it finally let me click on my username, but when booted the system was painfully slow, loading Autodata was a nightmare, would have been quicker running to their head office and back with info

So this afternoon i spent a couple of hours uninstalling all the rubbish, and programs i dont really use. I then run "Registry Mechanic" to remove all the obsolete registry entries, then "Windows Defender" to disable all those Start Up programs that eat memory, then Virus Scan and Defrag

Finally as this laptop is not connected to the net i disabled the firewall and antivirus, then rebooted. The difference was amazing, back up to full speed as when new. KTS and Autodata fly

As an aside have a look at the link below "Windows Live", i have just installed Messenger Beta 8 and uploaded all my Favourites so i can view from any PC

Peter